Meet Pietro Parolin and Luis Antonio Tagle, favorites to succeed Pope Francis
Born in January 1955 in Italy, Parolin has served as the Vatican Secretary of State since 2013, effectively the second-in-command to Pope Francis, often described as the "deputy pope." The 70-year-old holds degrees in theology and canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University and a diploma from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the Vatican's diplomatic school.
He has served in Vatican missions in Nigeria, Mexico, and Venezuela, where he defended the Church against Hugo Chávez's policies.
Luis Antonio Tagle was born in June 1957 in Manila, Philippines. He is the Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization since 2019, overseeing the Church's missionary work, and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urbaniana University.
Tagle studied philosophy at Ateneo de Manila University and theology at Loyola School of Theology, with a doctorate in theology from the Catholic University of America.
Ordained in 1982, he served as Bishop of Imus (2001–2011) and Archbishop of Manila (2011–2020). Made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012, he participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Francis.
If elected, Tagle would be the first Asian pope in the modern era.
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